A recent Facebook exchange between Ramapo Supervisor candidate Michael Koplen (R) and Aaron Moeller, editor of the Advocate weekly newspaper, prompted Koplen to make an embarrassing joke, which cast nearby village West Haverstraw in a less-than-flattering light. In response to a picture of a pay-to-use internet station in West Haverstraw, Koplen responded that it looked […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column Hip hip hooray for Red Raider cheerleaders Cheerleading, which is a varsity interscholastic sport, has been something of a passion for North Rockland High School coach Lauren Gould. What started as a pastime while playing varsity sports for the Red Raiders quickly became something more for Gould, now into […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER The Giants have now won two straight (against third-string quarterbacks). The Giants are right back in the playoff hunt (in the most underachieving, awful division in football). The Giants defense has shutout opponents (the aforementioned third string quarterbacks) for 10 straight quarters (during which time their offense has scored three, two of […]
Tax collections and spending below projections through mid-year FROM COMPTROLLER DiNAPOLI’S OFFICE State spending was nearly $860 million lower than expected through the first half of the fiscal year while tax collections were just shy of projections, according to the Mid-Year Update and September cash report released this week by New York State Comptroller Thomas […]
BY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAVID FRIED As a former Judge in Spring Valley, when making a ruling, it’s critical to know all sides of an issue, to understand and hear people out. Only with all the available information can you make an informed decision, a just decision. Most importantly, you can’t make assumptions. […]
Lowey: “With the number of children with food allergies so high and the risks so great, it was time for our federal government to act.” PRESS RELEASE FROM NITA LOWEY Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, hailed new guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control on how schools […]